In the early morning of April 21, the snooker World Championship ended the first round of a focus battle, although China's Ding Junhui performed tenaciously, but still in the opening 3-0, half-time 5-4 four times a lead, the whole game 3 shots broke 7 50+ into a void, the total score of 8-10 was tragically overturned by the world's fifth Karen Wilson, after the round of 16 broke Ding Junhui's practice of never traveling in Crucible for two consecutive years, and Wilson will play against Bingham in the next round. In another match played at the same time, as of press time, No. 11 seed Luka Brechel temporarily trailed Thailand's Nopong Sancham 1-6, with a huge upset rhythm.
Ding Junhui in recent years in a downturn, the world ranking plummeted, this season's lowest has fallen out of the TOP32, this world championship qualifier has passed two levels in a row to advance to the main tournament, aiming to return to the top 16 also hope to impact the world championship again in a limited career. But the first round opponent Wilson ranked fifth in the world rankings, and the "guaranteed record" in the world championships in the past 6 years was the top 8, whether from the ranking or the status, Wilson is the stronger side. Ding Junhui led slightly 5-4 in the first half, and at the beginning of the second half, Wilson won again 62-56, 5-5 to tie the score! In the 11th inning, Ding Junhui scored 96 points to lead again! In the 12th inning, Wilson scored 85 points to tie again! In the 13th set, Ding Junhui won by 122 points.
In the 14th-15th inning, Wilson returned a 99-pointer and a 126-pointer, and the game set off a climax, and Wilson took the lead 7-6 for the first time! In the 16th inning, Ding Junhui scored his third shot of the game to break the 117 points, and the score came to 7-7! In the crucial 17th inning, Wilson took the lead in playing a single shot of 65 points and then turned into defense, Ding Junhui single shot 54 points to clear the simple pink ball mistake buried the innings, Wilson 9-8 first to the match point! In the 18th set, Wilson scored 62 points to end the game, and Ding Junhui regretted being out. Brechel on the No. 2 table next door is in no form, as of press time 1-6 behind Sankam, the current game is still in progress, and then the "inverted sword flower" will push the finish report, stay tuned.